Biography
Biography: Caroline Kersten
Abstract
CEOs consistently identify “having the talent I need to drive my business” as one of their top three imperatives. To achieve business goals, you need the best men and women leaders. While women represent over half the available talent pool, organizations struggle to retain and grow talented women. The key question is therefore: what is stopping women in your organization from moving into leadership roles and what can managers/leaders do about it? Reinforcing enablers? Yes! Reducing barriers? Absolutely! Plus one key element that is often overlooked: building trust. Building (gender) diverse teams requires more than respecting and valuing differences. It requires trust. Trust creates an environment where each individual feels uninhibited and can show his/her authentic self. Each individual will be stronger, and the team will be more effective and cohesive. It will create a strong foundation for all future diversity initiatives. Join me in this interactive session where I will — Highlight results of global research on enablers encouraging women to pursue leadership roles and barriers preventing women from taking on next level roles; create an understanding of why trust is required for any diversity initiative to be successful and show three tactical ways managers/leaders can build trust that is needed to unleash the power of diversity.